Sicilian Mayor Gives Up Bid To Ban Kissing In Public

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June 20, 1997

ROME — A Sicilian mayor has backed off a ban on kissing in public after a protest ''kiss-in'' in the main square, the Italian newspaper La Republica reported Thursday. It said 50 youths outraged by Mayor Salvino Caputo's ''censorship'' kissed and cuddled in the cathedral square in Monreale Wednesday to make their point, risking a $118 fine. The event, promoted by the local youth wing of Italy's social democrat party, had the desired effect.